Railways Bill

Lord Duncan of Springbank Excerpts

Committee stage
Tuesday 8th September 2026 Grand Committee

[Lord Moylan (Con)]

My Lords, I am very happy, in so far as that is directed at me, to bear it in mind. Of course, I could be quicker in challenging the Minister when I sum up. I am not summing up, of course; I am actually testing him on his response to the points I made in moving my amendment. I would be a great deal quicker if he had properly addressed them to my satisfaction in the course of his speech. When Ministers do that, I shall of course be briefer. But, if the Minister does not do that, then, with every respect to the noble Lord, I shall take exactly as long as is needed, because we are in Committee and those rules do not apply. I will not be curtailed. After all, thanks to the noble Lord and the Whips, we have five hours, not four, to play with.

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Duncan of Springbank) (Con)]

It sounds like I have missed the best bit.

[Lord Katz (Lab)]

You really did not.

[Lord Moylan (Con)]

The noble Lord should stop waving his hands around like that.

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Duncan of Springbank) (Con)]

Does the noble Lord wish to withdraw Amendment 1?

[Lord Moylan (Con)]

I beg your pardon. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]

Lord Duncan of Springbank Excerpts

Committee stage
Tuesday 11th February 2025 Grand Committee

11: Clause 11, page 8, line 2, at end insert—
“(1A) A franchising authority may not make a direct award of a public service contract under this regulation until it has conducted an evaluation of the operator’s previous performance in meeting accessibility targets, including specific improvements to service accessibility for disabled passengers.”Member's explanatory statement
This amendment ensures that franchising authorities evaluate the incumbent operator’s past performance on accessibility metrics, including improvements for disabled passengers, before granting a direct award.

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Duncan of Springbank) (Con)]

I call the noble Lord, Lord Moylan.

[A noble Lord]

Hear, hear!